There's nothing wrong with trying to do something exciting and new when it comes to disc packaging, but it doesn't always work out quite right. We've seen plenty of strangely shaped boxes and even a 'Back to the Future' Blu-ray set with packaging so bad it required instructions. The latest fiasco stems from the packaging for the Stanley Kubrick box set. When pulling a disc out of the sleeve that it's stored in, you'll meet a bit of resistance and have to apply a fair deal of force to get it out. While several videos and reviews mentioned the packaging as being a pain, some people are reporting damaged discs.

Fanboys rejoice! The hallowed trilogy is finally coming to Blu-ray. The new trilogy comes with it, but that's a small price to pay for the absolutely crazy amounts of supplementary features that come with this nine disc Blu-ray set. The first six discs contain the movies, of course, along with audio commentary from the cast and crew as well as commentary constructed from past interviews.

Judging by the numbers presented by both IHS Screen Digest and FutureSource, Blu-ray hardware and software are going to be selling incredibly well this year. According to FutureSource, there will be nearly 50 million pieces of hardware capable of playing Blu-ray discs in households across America by the end of the year. That includes standalone Blu-ray players, game consoles, and PCs with Blu-ray drives.

If you're a fan of the movie 'Avatar' and you want to enjoy it in 3D you've had to make some tough choices. Up until now, you've only had two choices when trying to pick up the 3D Blu-ray. You could either shell out $100 on eBay for the disc or pick up a new Panasonic TV. Thankfully, Panasonic has extended their promotion to include not just TVs but home theater systems and Blu-ray players as well.

There's no question that digitally delivered content is the future of media. The convenience to the customer and low cost to the distributor make digitally distributed video a no-brainer. The big question though, is how far away is that future. The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) did a study to help answer that question and found that while Netflix and Hulu may have a lot of watchers, they're not going to replace DVD and Blu-ray for at least another four years.